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Date English Name Persian name February 15 Liberation Day: March 21 Nowruz (New Day) (now unofficial) Nauruz: April 28 Mujahideen Victory Day: May 1 International Workers' Day: August 15 "Afghan Jihad" Victory Day [2] August 19 Afghan Independence Day: Azadi August 31 American Withdrawal Day [3] September 9 Martyrs' Day (unclear status) [4]
In some Islamic countries, like Iran and Afghanistan, Friday is the weekly holiday. Calculating the day of the week is easy, using an anchor date. One good such date is Sunday, 1 Farvardin 1372, which equals 21 March 1993. Assuming the 33-year cycle approximation, move back by one weekday to jump ahead by one 33-year cycle.
Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), or Arabic calendar, also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
A Palestinian worker sorts and packs dates at a factory in preparation for the fasting Muslim month of Ramadan in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 19, 2023 (AFP via Getty Images)
Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. Ramadan is followed by the Islamic holiday of Eid ...
Here’s what to know about the holiest month for Muslims. Where to find a mosque in North Texas. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
[13] [14] After the fall of Kabul in 2021, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan officially cancelled the holiday, but clarified that they will not prevent people from celebrating it privately. [15] Preparations for Nowruz start several days beforehand, at least after Chaharshanbe Suri, the last Wednesday before the New Year. Among various ...
Date on Islamic Calendar Gregorian date Name Notes Muharram: August 30 - September 29, 2019 Muharram (alternative spellings here) 1st Month of the Islamic calendar, can be either 29 or 30 days. 1 Muharram August 31, 2019 Islamic New Year: 1-10 Muharram August 31-September 9, 2019 Bibi-Ka-Alam: event held in Hyderabad, India: 2 Muharram ...